The Saga of the Volsungs (Legends from the Ancient North)

Arrived exactly when I expected it. A good look into the story of the Volsungs for anyone interested in beginning to read the sagas.

Nice but slight, read one of the public domain translations before you get a copy, it’s a tiny sketchy story… excellent edition though!

The translation is fairly good but asthetically lovely

Only read a few pages so far. Its definitely a book to be read when your mind is clear. Complicated

A clear and no doubt accurate version, but the original is primarily a schedule of a large number of characters and events across a long timescale without the storytelling elements which would bring things to life.

All of the great Viking Sagas start here, fantastic mythology and a superb translation.

Very good quality !

The Saga of the Volsungs is a series of interconnected poems written in thirteenth century Iceland by an anonymous author, telling the tale of the hero Sigurd the Dragon Slayer and his magic ring of power. This handsome edition, part of Penguin's Tales of the Ancient North series, was translated by Jesse L. Byock, who has also provided an informative Introduction and extensive Notes. Most people will immediately recognize that The Saga of the Volsungs was an inspiration for some of the works of Richard Wagner and J.R.R. Tolkien. But there is more to savor in these poems than just the dragons and heroes, magic rings and fabulous swords, which the names Wagner and Tolkien will bring to mind. Sigurd's tale is a great adventure, and Byock's masterful translation and helpful Notes illuminate it and add even more power and drama. Most of all, Sigurd's adventure depicts the tumultuous and beautiful world of the ancient Norse in all its magnificence, exactly as did Wagner in his greatest operas and Tolkien in his Lord of the Rings and Silmarillion.

Tout petit livre qui est super pour suivre les aventures des Sig. Un morceau de mythologie nordique.

Best modern English publication of the saga with notes and glossary. Always hard to know with publication of old texts/books, so many cheap/poor versions out there... also received it sooner than expected !

I like Norse mythology. This fits right in.